The Daily Dose: May 8

Racism prompts bold response
The OSAA is wasting no time dealing with the racist incidents that occurred at the state basketball championships. Brad Schmidt from The Oregonian writes about how the organization plans on potentially forming an ad hoc committee as well as "substantial policy considerations." Other changes could also take effect when the board meets again in September.

No slack for track
Who says great things don't come in small packages. In what started out as an experiment, New Hope Christian High School track and field coach, David Bowdoin stumbled into something much greater, a web site called Athletic.net. Tracking some of the best events and times in the country, Bowdoin estimates 95% of all high schools in Oregon and roughly 10% in the country currently use his site.

Rivalry beats on
It doesn't seem to matter what sport we're talking, but the rivalry between the Lincoln Cardinals and Grant Generals continues to simmer, regardless. In the upcoming PIL districts, the word on the street is these teams will, once again, battle for the top spot--this time in track and field. Each team is full of athletes that should be viable contenders for state titles in their respective events.

18 straight and home
After playing 18 straight games on the road, the Lake Oswego Lakers finally get a home game . . . at a brand new field. Thanks to a generous donation by Les Darby, a well-known local prep sports supporter, the Lakers might arguably have the best field in the entire state. They opened up their new field with a 6-3 win over the Putnam Kinsmen, and a move into first place in the TRL.

Harthun coming to . . . Canby?
Rumors have been rampant about where the super-junior and soon-to-be senior, Michael Harthun will be playing next year, and the latest is Canby. The Canby Herald's Alex Tam writes about the most recent developments in the "who is going where" saga that is Michael Harthun. For those few that don't know, Harthun was a vital piece in the state championship run by South Medford Panthers this last basketball season.